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FOX HILL
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Fox Hill is a community rich in history and home to some of the earliest settlers to the United States. Today, it has grown into a nurturing neighborhood where family life flourishes. A drive down Beach Road, the main street through Fox Hill, is reminenscent of a bygone era where residents still wave hello from behind their white picket fences and Victorian wrap around porches. There is a good mixture of housing with you can find anything from a small cottage on Grandview, to a large newly constructed on the Chesapeake Bay to a century old farmhouse on a multi-acre lot. Many opportunities exist for water views, water access and recreation throughout Fox Hill.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Fox Hill is home to one of Hampton's greatest assets and one of the last unspoiled beaches on the east coast, the Grandview Nature Preserve which covers over 475 acres of salt marsh, tidal creeks, and Chesapeake Bay beachfront. Fox Hill is a great place to raise a family with friendly neighbors and caring citizens. The Volunteer Fire Department has been a significant institution in Fox Hill's history and present day community with youth partnerships at the elementary schools. Formed in 1927, the Fox Hill Volunteer Fire Department served an area without running water. Men were summoned to a fire by ringing a church bell located behind the firehouse. A new modern structure was completed in 1975.
HISTORY:
The first know mention of Fox Hill was in 1625, when Captain Rawleigh Croshow was given 500 acres of land between Fox Hill and Pamukey (York) River. In 1628, Mary Flint was given a patent of 100 acres in Fox Hill. The patents reads, “…100 acres of land in the corp. of Elizabeth City commonly called Foxes-Hill. The early colonists settled in Fox Hill to pursue agricultural pursuits - primarily the growing of tobacco. As the profitability of tobacco grew, many small farms gave way to larger plantations and estates.
Fisherman and boat builders from the Eastern Shore began to settle in the area around 1815. In 1837, the citizens of Fox Hill founded their own school - Fox Hill Academy. The first Francis Asbury School was constructed in 1917. In 1890 Grandview Beach, with a newly constructed hotel and dance pavilion, became a popular resort destination with tourists arriving by boat and wagon. It would become a venue for many of the country's most popular "big bands". Telephones were introduced to Fox Hill in 1902, the first car arrived in 1910 and electricity became widespread in 1914. During this period Fox Hill was a bustling little NEIGHBORHOOD containing eight general stores serving only 350 residents.
Fisherman and boat builders from the Eastern Shore began to settle in the area around 1815. In 1837, the citizens of Fox Hill founded their own school - Fox Hill Academy. The first Francis Asbury School was constructed in 1917. In 1890 Grandview Beach, with a newly constructed hotel and dance pavilion, became a popular resort destination with tourists arriving by boat and wagon. It would become a venue for many of the country's most popular "big bands". Telephones were introduced to Fox Hill in 1902, the first car arrived in 1910 and electricity became widespread in 1914. During this period Fox Hill was a bustling little NEIGHBORHOOD containing eight general stores serving only 350 residents.
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